PERRC Acronyms
AAR = after action report
ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act
ADEPT = Assessment for Disaster Engagement with Partners Tool
AHC = academic health center
AHP = Analytical Hierarchy Process
AHP2 = All-Hazards Preparedness Squared
AIC = Akaike Information Criterion
AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIM = Association of Immunization Managers
ANOVA = analysis of variance
ARF = Area Health Resource File
Cal EIS = California Epidemiologic Investigation Service
CaTA = communication and teamwork assessment
CBO = community-based organization
CD = communicable disease
CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDPH = California Department of Public Health
CI = confidence interval
CIR = critical incident registry
CSTE = Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
DES = discrete event simulation
DHS = Department of Homeland Security
DSHS = Texas Department of State Health Services
ECA = Epidemiology Capacity Assessment
EI = early intervention
EMS = emergency medical system
EOC = emergency operations center
EPDR = emergency preparedness and disaster response
FAQ = frequently asked questions
FBO = faith-based organization
FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency
FTE = full-time equivalent
FY = fiscal year
GIS = geographic information system
GPP = guided preparedness planning
HCP = health-care provider
HHS = Department of Health and Human Services
Hib = Haemophilus influenzae type B
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus
HSEEP = Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program
ICS = incident command system
IIS = Immunization Information System
IL-PERLC = Illinois Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center
IOM = Institute of Medicine
IPEC = Interprofessional Education Collaborative
IPM = immunization program manager
ISAAC = Indicators for Stress Adaptation Analytics
ISE = industrial and systems engineering
JH-PERRC = Johns Hopkins Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center
LHD = local health department
MOU = memoranda of understanding
MRC = Medical Reserve Corps
NACCHO = National Association of County and City Health Officials
NC DPH = North Carolina Division of Public Health
NCLHDA = North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation
NCPERRC = North Carolina Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center
NCSU = North Carolina State University
NHSS = National Health Security Strategy
NPHPSP = National Public Health Performance Standards Program
NRE = nuclear-radiological emergency
NRF = National Response Framework
OPHPR = Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
OR = odds ratio
PAG = project advisory group
PAHPA = Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
PC = preparedness coordinator
PCAS = Local Health Department Preparedness Capacity Survey
PCR = polymerase chain reaction
PERLC = Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center
PERRC = Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center
pH1N1 = pandemic influenza A(H1N1)
PHAB = Public Health Accreditation Board
PHEP = public health emergency preparedness
PHEPS = public health emergency preparedness system
PHP = public health preparedness
PHPC = Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
PHPR = public health preparedness response
PHS = public health system
PHSKC = Public Health – Seattle & King County
PHSSR = public health systems and services research
POD = point of dispensing
POMDP = partially observable Markov decision process
PPHR = Project Public Health Ready
PSA = psychological first aid
QI = quality improvement
RCA = root cause analysis
REACH = Rapid Emergency Alert Communication in Health
SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome
SD = standard deviation
SE = standard error
SES = socioeconomic status
SIM = structural influence model
SMS = short message service
SPPPH = Southern Piedmont Partnership for Public Health
START = simple triage and rapid treatment
STD = sexually transmitted disease
SVI = Social Vulnerability Index for Disaster Management
TAM = technology acceptance model
TB = tuberculosis
UCLA = University of California, Los Angeles
WHO = World Health Organization
WLS = weighted least squares
WNV = West Nile virus